Frederick, Maryland · Private Non-Profit
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other at Hood College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 4 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.4% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~4
- Schools with reported signal
- 6
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 77.8%
- Graduation rate
- 56.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,873/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $83,492
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $57,089/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 6 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,209 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($2,433 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 83% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 1.1% reported share · $16,200 net B 
University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · 0.0% reported share · $13,946 net B 
Wayne State College Wayne, NE · 1.0% reported share · $15,360 net B Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA · 0.2% reported share · $15,282 net C 
Auburn University Auburn, AL · 0.4% reported share · $24,323 net C Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other accounts for 0.4% of reported programs at Hood College, which is bigger than 33% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 4 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Hood College's average net price is $20,873 per year, about $83,492 over four years. That is $3,209 above the $17,664 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $57,089 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,433 above the $54,656 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Hood College #5 of 6 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.